Gigaom will be making its triumphant return this August
Those of you still mourning the death of Gigaom will be excited to hear that the technology news website will be returning sometime in August. Due to long-standing financial issues,...
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OnePlus plans to “shake up the tech industry” on June 1st
Those of you who have been eagerly awaiting an official OnePlus Two announcement might not have to wait much longer, as OnePlus has announced through social media that it's looking...
How long can SoundCloud maintain its precarious position?
Content creators, investors, record labels, and users. These four groups are essential to SoundCloud's success, but unfortunately, not all of the four want the same thing, and this often leads to...
Don’t write off Samsung’s operating system as a failure just yet
If anyone could challenge the Apple-Google duopoly that powers the cast majority of the smartphones out there today, it would be Samsung. At least, that's what many people thought when...
America’s second cable behemoth has just been born
Confirming yesterday's reports that Charter Communications was about to agree to a merger with Time Warner Cable, the company announced that it has greed to a $55 billion cash and stock deal...
Flipboard and Twitter are discussing a potential acquisition deal
Flipboard is pretty much an essential tool for social network power users, and if you've never given the app a shot, you really should. It basically collects content from your...
Let’s take an in-depth look at the decline of BlackBerry
"It’s okay, we'll be fine." Those are the words that co-CEO of BlackBerry Jim Balsillie uttered when he was first shown the video Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone. They weren't necessarily last...
Charter may be close to acquiring Time Warner Cable for $55 billion
Almost immediately after the Comcast-Time Warner Cable fell through, rumors that Charter was looking to acquire TWC started popping up, and have more or less been confirmed in the weeks since....
Amazon has finally decided to start paying sales taxes in Europe
Corporations trying to avoid taxes is nothing new, in fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a multi-billion dollar company that doesn't have a few tax avoidance schemes going. When operating in...
Leave it to KFC to create a way to use your gadgets with greasy hands
Unless you have copious amounts of napkins and the patience to use them every few seconds, then eating greasy fast food and playing on your smartphone or tablet are two...
The Pirate Bay’s co-founder is appealing Sweden’s domain seizure
In a major victory for the entertainment industry last week, two of the Pirate Bay's key domains were seized by the Swedish government on the grounds that they were tools...
Netflix is taking a completely new approach to documentaries
There's no shortage of cooking and food shows on traditional television, but Netflix is taking a different approach from the tried and true formula that most of these shows follow. With...
How can coding help you land pretty much any job?
In recent years there has been a growing number of individuals and organizations trying to push governments to teach coding in schools, as well as trying to convince adults to invest...
This dating website focuses on practicality instead of romance
Dating services are a dime a dozen, but the Chinese website known as Baihe manages to distinguish itself by taking a rather interesting approach to the whole process of finding a...
The NSA is shutting down its phone surveillance program
With government authorization, the NSA has been able to collect data on virtually every phone call made by United States citizens for years, but following the Senate's failure to extend...
Another day, another batch of layoffs at BlackBerry
BlackBerry has to jump through hoops to make sure it's profitable, and if that means laying off a bunch of employees in the company's device business then so be it....
Snapchat is looking for journalists to cover the 2016 presidential race
The next step in Snapchat's plan to become a news and entertainment hub, the company is now on the lookout for journalists who can cover the 2016 presidential race. Snapchat...
Russia threatened to block non-complying US Internet companies
It's not surprising that a former KGB spy wants to get their hands on data regarding anti-government bloggers, especially when that former spy is President Vladimir Putin. Ties between Moscow...
Mozilla’s $25 smartphone isn’t going to happen after all
You can't fault Mozilla for trying, but the company's attempt to create a $25 smartphone running on its homemade Firefox OS has more or less been scrapped. Instead, the company...
Etsy is getting its first real competitor with Amazon Handmade
Etsy is currently the go-to online destination from handmade products, but with reports that Amazon is looking to release its own direct competitor to the marketplace, Etsy's days as king...